Scott Garrett
Author
Language
English
Description
Between 1888 and 1930, African Americans opened more than a hundred banks and thousands of other financial institutions. In Banking on Freedom, Shennette Garrett-Scott explores this rich period of black financial innovation and its transformative impact on U.S. capitalism through the story of the St. Luke Bank in Richmond, Virginia: the first and only bank run by black women. Banking on Freedom offers an unparalleled account of how black women carved...
Author
Series
Nick and Tesla volume 2
Publisher
Quirk Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
221 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
After a series of robberies strike Half Moon Bay, sibling sleuths Nick and Tesla build robots out of household objects in order to catch the culprits.
Author
Series
Nick and Tesla volume 4
Publisher
Quirk Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
270 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
In order to figure out why robotic versions of history's greatest scientists and inventors keep going haywire, siblings Nick and Tesla create a gadget glove.
Author
Series
Nick and Tesla volume 1
Publisher
Quirk Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
237 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
After moving in with their eccentric uncle, Nick and Tesla encounter strange occurrences in their new neighborhood and build gadgets using simple household objects to help them solve the mysteries.
Author
Series
Nick and Tesla volume 3
Publisher
Quirk Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
254 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"After foiling a gang of kidnappers and fending off an army of robots, 11-year-old siblings Nick and Tesla Holt could use a little rest! But as their third mystery opens, they discover there's a spy in their midst, searching for secrets in the home of their beloved (and slightly crazy) Uncle Newt. Is it the new laboratory assistant? The exterminator? The housekeepers? Or someone completely unexpected? To expose the mystery agent, Nick and Tesla must...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Have fun and stay busy all winter with loads of games, quizzes, challenges, and activities!
Christmas is everyone's favorite time of year. It's a time of giving, unwrapping, eating, and enjoying fun movies that you've already seen a dozen times. But it is also a time of waiting and traveling, which can definitely get a bit boring. Those long lines to meet Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus, or driving to visit family, can seem to drag on forever! But look...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Have fun and stay busy anytime and anywhere with loads of games, quizzes, challenges, and activities.
Even though real life is filled with plenty of action, sometimes you find yourself sitting through a never-ending car ride, waiting on a long line, or with a couple hours with nothing planned. This book is perfect for those times when you don't have anything to do. It's jam packed with witty jokes, mind-boggling puzzles and challenges, wacky ideas,...